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Delta II | Thor III
Delta II 7925-9.5
Jun 10, 1998, 12:35 AM UTC
Jun 10, 1998, 12:35 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997. That same month, Telenor announced the award of a follow-on contract to Hughes for a second high-powered HS-376HP satellite, Thor 3, which was successfully launched in June 1998.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 26.6°C
- Wind
- 22 km/h @ 117°
- Sky
- Mainly clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive